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North Star BlueScope will invest an additional $130 million at its facility in Delta, Ohio. The project will further increase the company's capacity to 3.3 million metric tons annually.

The board of the parent company, Australia's BlueScope, approved the additional debottlenecking investment. The expansion project will be completed by the company's 2028 Fiscal Year.

The company previously expanded its capacity at the facility by 850,000 metric tons through a $700 million expansion completed in May 2022.

The new project will further capitalize on the previous investments through debottlenecking. Projects include ladle isle flow upgrades, slab temperature and transfer time improvements and various hot-strip mill upgrades.